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Friday, October 17, 2014

A traveller's journal of srinagar kashmir

Song of Spring

A typical spring in kashmir is a pleasant season when the things suddenly come to life after a long winters. A new hope of life arises with the sun glimmering through the dusky clouds and snow covered peaks. Spring here can't be portrayed in words it is only actions and images of nature. the rich smell of roses which bloom in different shades throughout summers or the flight of  a bulbul bird drapes among the leaves of Chinaar to escape from the cold showers. The blooming buds of flowers awake on the roar of a thunder.

Flower Mughal Gardens Of Kashmir

Since earlier days of my life i have been attracted by flower gardens, I remind the time going picnic with my school or a family excursion to a near by garden. Living in Srinagar kashmir there is no dearth of lovely gardens. Immaculate flowers adorning the boundaries of the carpeted garden, When in youth I and my friends skipped the school and found our ways to the garden, so i could say i have many attachments to the gardens of kashmir. The first garden i will take you today is nishat garden.. It is called baghi nishat by the locals. Everyone can visit it from morning till evening, there is only a small entrance fess applicable. while entering the garden a traveler is greeted with different range of flowers, and canals of water are flowing swiftly under the chinar trees. one could see lots of fruit trees in this garden mostly peach, plum etc. It is a terraced garden each terrace with different design of flower beds or depicting twelve patterns of zodiac.


Shikara's in the Lake

these wooden canopy boats  ferry tourists across the lake to houseboats, a shikara ride is a very nice experience to enjoy  culture and lifestyle of the people living on the lake.








Srinagar

A view of tulip garden srinigar

Historical places in srinagar city


About Srinigar


   
   
   
Area
2228Sq.Kms
Area under forests
380 Sq. kms
Latitude
Latitude: 34.08 N
Longitude
Longitude: 74.83 E
Altitude
1730 metres above sea level
STDCode
0194

A View of Nishat Bagh

A dive through gardens & parks

A drive through srinagar will take you by many parks and gardens, each richly decorated with beautiful flowers throughout all the seasons. during the evenings these small parks gather a large amount of local crowd who come here with their kids to enjoy & unwind. some of the few parks to visit in srinagar are
Nehru park- it is located on a small island in Dal lake, next to the boulevard road you can reach there by a shikara and enjoy your day there.activities like swimming,water skiing & boat riding can be done from there.
Pratap park- this park is located centrally in busy lal chowk. students from near by colleges,govt employees love to visit here. for many decades it has been a epicenter for many protests.
Duck park- it was build lately on the road which connects hazratbal via nishat, also called foreshore road. duck park is beautifully located on the banks of dal, and there ares some large ponds on the other side of the park. the peak of Mahadev looks more clearer and close from this park.
Dachigam national park: This beautiful wildlife park is located 22 kms from the city center of srinagar. it is curtained by lofty green zabarwan mountains, and the sarband lake which covers it's one end. mountainsides below the tree line are heavily wooded. Most of this consists of broad leaf species. Interspersed between these are alpine pastures, meadows, waterfalls and scrub vegetation. black bears, snow leopards, wild wolves, moose, are always on prowl here.


Spring Bloom in Kashmiri Garden

 

Things to eat around srinagar

Srinagar is a delight for food lovers with its splurging restaurants, food joints and local cuisine shops and stall, which can be found abundantly on every street, the smoke coming out from the barbeque shops selling mutton kebabs. The other delicacy which is mostly found in winter time is called Harisa.
 wazwan

Verinaag Spring

The famous spring of verinaag is located in Anathnag district. As "naag" means fresh water spring in the local dialect. People go there to drink it's water and contemplate on it's beautiful structure which was made by the mughal prince jehangir. a garden next to this natural spring which is of pre-Islamic religious significance yields beautiful colorful flowers which sway beautifully in the light summer breeze. verinaag is approximately 78 kilometers south-east from Srinagar. it is a nice place to go and spend your day there.









   

There are many more places to see in kashmir but it requires more time and patience, kashmir is all year round destination so come and discover kashmir with us.

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